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The Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet on the field at Tropicana Field on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.

The Orioles will trot Miguel Gonzalez out to the mound in this one. Righthander Gonzalez has a 10-7 record and a 3.96 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Rays will be Alex Cobb. The righthander has a 3.02 ERA to go along with a 9-3 record this season.

The Orioles were a 5-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rays. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -180 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.

Team records:Baltimore: 81-71 SUTampa Bay: 83-69 SU

A few trends to consider:The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games on the roadThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa BayBaltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa BayThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at homeTampa Bay is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing BaltimoreThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing at home against BaltimoreTampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

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